Some private universities are helping higher education
Sunday, 11 November 2007
Md. Habibullah
IN order to impart quality education, a country needs to establish some centres of excellence. Since the Industrial Revolution in Europe the demand for higher education has been increasing on a regular basis and it will surely get momentum day by day when any nation or country desires more growth-oriented strategy. In case of Bangladesh the places of higher education are few in number and few public universities cannot meet up the gradual demand for higher education. Apart from this, session jam is damaging the brightest prospect of our youth in those universities, creates bar to higher education, turns the guardians vulnerable financially and above all bring frustration among the potential nation builders.
Under this circumstance, the Private University Act emerged in 1992. Being politics free, some private universities are contributing significantly to socio-economic upliftment of Bangladesh. Students in them attend classes regularly, they sit for exams in due time and obtain degrees.
After the establishment of private universities the tendency to go abroad for higher studies is seen to be decreasing . As a result, money drain has been partially stopped which went on previously for attaining foreign degree. One study shows that for this tendency about 30 million taka is being saved annually. The valuable time in the lives of students is not wasted in the private university without political turmoil.
Unlike the public universities, some private universities are coming forward to spend taka 10-20 million as scholarship for the meritorious students. For example, to bring about revolution in the field of utilitarian education and to meet the challenge of 21st century, World University of Bangladesh in Dhaka is helping the creation of a knowledge based society with the help of the most talented teachers. This university never turns away any meritorious students due to financial issue.
In Bangladesh at the university level 10.9 percent students are studying in public universities and 6 percent in private universities. This amount is increasing day by day.
No more business with education rather than the motto to build the future generation to adapt to the 21st century should be our slogan and this is our expectation. Combined and concerted efforts to build a knowledge-based society is badly needed at this critical juncture of the nation.
Md. Habibullah is currently a teacher of the Department of English at the World University of Bangladesh. He can be reached at [email protected]
IN order to impart quality education, a country needs to establish some centres of excellence. Since the Industrial Revolution in Europe the demand for higher education has been increasing on a regular basis and it will surely get momentum day by day when any nation or country desires more growth-oriented strategy. In case of Bangladesh the places of higher education are few in number and few public universities cannot meet up the gradual demand for higher education. Apart from this, session jam is damaging the brightest prospect of our youth in those universities, creates bar to higher education, turns the guardians vulnerable financially and above all bring frustration among the potential nation builders.
Under this circumstance, the Private University Act emerged in 1992. Being politics free, some private universities are contributing significantly to socio-economic upliftment of Bangladesh. Students in them attend classes regularly, they sit for exams in due time and obtain degrees.
After the establishment of private universities the tendency to go abroad for higher studies is seen to be decreasing . As a result, money drain has been partially stopped which went on previously for attaining foreign degree. One study shows that for this tendency about 30 million taka is being saved annually. The valuable time in the lives of students is not wasted in the private university without political turmoil.
Unlike the public universities, some private universities are coming forward to spend taka 10-20 million as scholarship for the meritorious students. For example, to bring about revolution in the field of utilitarian education and to meet the challenge of 21st century, World University of Bangladesh in Dhaka is helping the creation of a knowledge based society with the help of the most talented teachers. This university never turns away any meritorious students due to financial issue.
In Bangladesh at the university level 10.9 percent students are studying in public universities and 6 percent in private universities. This amount is increasing day by day.
No more business with education rather than the motto to build the future generation to adapt to the 21st century should be our slogan and this is our expectation. Combined and concerted efforts to build a knowledge-based society is badly needed at this critical juncture of the nation.
Md. Habibullah is currently a teacher of the Department of English at the World University of Bangladesh. He can be reached at [email protected]